Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1) Support Group

Feeding your infant and ensuring they are getting enough nutrition is one of the most important aspects of parenting during that first year. This community is dedicated to those who are nurturing a baby, whether breastfed or formula-fed.

Problems keeping food down

Okay Logan is now almost 5 months and tends to spit up a lot. I mean a lot. I would almost call it throwing up. At his 4 month check up I talked to his Dr about it and she said that it was his acidreflux. She said to keep him elivated for some time after he eats. I said okay. The problem is that he is still spitting up a lot. Just as much. He will burp and like one or two seconds later out comes his dinner. He is only eating 4 to 5 oz so I don't think that it is because he is eating too much. I have no idea what to do. Some say try Soy formula. Should I do that or ask the Dr. about that first. What do you think?

Could try soy, and ask the doctor again what else you can too to help him.
Also, I know they make a thicker formula for babies with reflux and problems spitting up. Maybe ask the doctor about that as well.

My little guy has acid reflux too..They mentioned thickening his formula with baby cereal. He didn't drink it very well so we stoped. How high are you elevating him afterwards? My ped mentioned it should be at a 30 degree angle. If he is elevated too much it puts alot of pressure on his tummy. I use his bouncy chair, the infant car seat is too elevated. Another thing is how tight his diapers are can also put some pressure. Another thing you can try is getting a slower flowing nipple for your bottles. Maybe he is taking in too much too fast?

My little guy is lactose intolerant also..The biggest thing with him was his gas was really stinky..I mean no baby should smell like that, except when his diaper is full..When we swutched formula's that made all the difference..Now he smells wonderful, lol..

My 3 month old has reflux as well, but I breastfeed. I was told to keep her elevated after she eats and to also elevate one end of her crib. She has days where she does really well and others where it seems like everything that went down just comes back up.

I would try the soy or the sensative formula. My Dr. said that it seems like alot is coming up, but as long as she is gaining weight, not to worry about it. If she was to start losing weight, they would then put her on meds.

We don't have the spitting up prob, but he is so fussy while eating, arches his back, and screams. I bought soy formula and asked the Dr if it was ok to try it, and she said it was fine. If he dont like it he wont eat it, or will just throw it up. We tried it and he hated it, and threw it up, so thats not our prob. But it wont hurt baby for you to try the soy.

We went back to the DR. and she gave us some sample formulas to try. The soy had some improvements and now we are trying the sesitive. Logan seems to be doing well on it. We will see. I did have him on milk based Parents Choice Formula. We will be trying the Parents Choice Sensitive Formula next.

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